Chris Tangey

Country: Australia 🇦🇺

Chris has over 30 years Cinematography and Photography experience, and this year 8 of his short films will screen daily for 6 months at World Expo Japan in the Australia Pavilion. As a person, he has a thirst for adventure including finding fresh landscapes to film. At 18 he conducted a lone 2 year search for the supposedly extinct Tasmanian Tiger or Thylacine and was recently a contributor to the scientific book of the same name. Later in life he led several expeditions through remote Australia to recover equipment from the 1860/61 Burke and Wills expedition, finally being successful on the 3rd attempt by recovering artifacts from their "Return Camp 32." Chris has received seven Jury Commendations in past Siena Awards for his films, including a Highly Commended in 2023. Between 2020 and 2025 he has amassed a total of 31 international award wins for aerial cinematography. He also has 10 gold awards from the Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) Chris is an official drone educator for L.A.-based film and television industry hub, Stage32.